The coercive enforcement measures to collect over VND53 billion (US$2.3 million) of Uber’s unpaid taxes have been halted after the HCM City Department of Taxation (Tax Department) received the court’s temporary urgent decision.

In case Uber fails to pay VND67 million (US$3-million) in tax within 10 days since the date of receiving written notification from HCM city Department of Taxation, it will be enforced to pay the tax and named on media.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has rejected the Netherlands-based Uber International Holding BV’s complaints about the decision to collect VND67 billion (nearly US$3 million) in tax arrears in a statement sent to the US-ASEAN Business Council.

Mai Linh Bike, brand of motorbike taxi service of Mai Linh Group is officially just launched in three big cities namely Ha Noi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) to compete with GrabBike, and UberMoto.

Grab Taxi Co., Ltd (Grab Taxi)'s accumulated losses have reached VND398 billion (equivalent to US$41.36 million), 47 times higher than its charter capital, according to the General Department of Taxation (GDT).